Observation: Public
Observation Details
Name:
Andrew CareyObservation Date:
December 23, 2020Submitted:
December 23, 2020Zone or Region:
West SouthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Mazama Ridge above Paradise, Mt. RainierObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Size 2: Could bury, injure, or kill a personElevation:
6,000 ft aslAspect:
SComments:
S, SW, and W aspects. Mazama Bowl: crown started on W aspect and ran hundreds of yards along south aspect--longest crown we've ever seen there in 30 years. Looked liked rain caused new snow to sluff off crust. Also apparent rain-caused cornice failures at the beginning of upper Stevens Canyon.Photo:
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Parking lot to 4th Xing to Mazama Ridge, out to Stevens Canyon via Knife Edge Ridge to Van Trump Memorial then to waterfall in Stevens Canyon, back the same way, the down a 35 degree slope in the Mazama Bowl just to the right of the crown line. 2-6 inches of fine powder over a bulletproof crust everywhere we went today.